Designers share 7 go-to paint colors for your front door

A front door color can make or break your home’s curb appeal. The perfect shade and finish are more than just eye candy; they set the tone for your entire home.

“I work a lot in the city with rowhouses, and you’re either working with brick or painted brick,” says D.C. designer Christopher Boutlier. “Black high gloss is such a contrast to those materials that it makes it feel special. But I think outside of that, if the house is feeling very kind of drab, I think a color is nice.”

The taste-the-rainbow opportunities of front door colors have a nostalgic factor for Portland, Ore.-based designer Max Humphrey. “The first rule about door paint colors is you have to pick something that’s different from your neighbors,” he says. “Those of us that grew up without GPS remember the time when you would use your front door as the sort of signifier of your house: If friends were coming over, or deliveries, you would say, ‘It’s the house with the yellow door!’”

One thing to note: Most design professionals we interviewed suggested hiring a professional painter to do your door justice. Otherwise, you run the risk of an imperfect finish. Here, designers share the front door paint colors that knock them off their feet.

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